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Electing a leader

Its getting close to that time of year in US politics where the Commander in Chief will be elected come Dec 2012. Be it a king, monarch, Prime Minister or President or for that matter a Chief Executive there is always somewhat of an arbitrary process to identify this entity that will end up leading/ruling/dictating/monarching (is that a word?) the masses under that role's purview. It is ironic that many like to consider the role of the US presidency as more of a 'Commander in Chief' job as opposed to 'Chief Executive' although his task is largely focused on the latter - running a country than issuing guidance on how to strategize our next attack. But setting aside the ironies of nomenclature for a minute or two let us look at this whole idea of electing - elections in particular. After accounting for the amazing accident of having been born on the planet that we inhabit to then be in the confluence of events that lead up to being elected (or usurp in some cases)...